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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
West Lothian planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of West Lothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official West Lothian website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates31,683Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,889 approved or refused records
2,544Refused applications
26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 4 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 8 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning & Building StandardsLocal plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application EnquiryConservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- DecidedLIVE/0250/FUL/95
Extension to house
30 Beechwood, Linlithgow
Received 18 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0245/H/93
Extension to house
52 East Main Street, Uphall
Received 26 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0244/M/97
Installation of mobile washery
Woodmuir Colliery Tip -, West Calder
Received 8 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0244/FUL/96
Erection of 12 houses
Breich Terrace, Breich
Received 2 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0244/FUL/95
Change of use to form dental surgery
Unit 4 Springfield Road, Linlithgow
Received 12 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0244/FUL/94
Installation of a dormer
16 Wilson Terrace, Stoneyburn, EH47 8DB
Received 6 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0244/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
6 Lomond View, Westfield, EH48 3DE
Received 26 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0244/FUL/92
Erection of a garage
6 Roman Camp Cottages, Broxburn, EH52 5PJ
Received 8 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0243/H/96
Erection of a shed
2 Holmes Farm Lane, Broxburn
Received 2 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0243/FUL/97
Installation of Silage Store
Longford Farm , West Calder, EH55 8NS
Received 8 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0243/FUL/95
Erection of a conservatory
22 Pilgrims Hill, Linlithgow
Received 12 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0243/FUL/94
Change of use from offices to education and community facilities
3-5 Whitburn Road, Bathgate
Received 6 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0355/FUL/94
Formation of a driveway
45 Riddochhill Road, Blackburn
Received 12 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0355/FUL/93
Proposed dormer extension
19 Main Street, Newton
Received 2 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0355/FUL/92
Extension to garage
1 Drumcross Cottages, Bathgate
Received 14 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0354/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
14 Murieston Gardens, Livingston
Received 2 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0354/FUL/95
Erection of 2 houses
Greendykes Road, Broxburn
Received 22 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0354/FUL/94
Erection of a house
Plot 7 Priors Gate, Torphichen
Received 13 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0354/FUL/93
Erection of a house and temporary permission for a residential caravan
Hillhouse Farm Steading , Linlithgow
Received 1 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0354/FUL/92
Formation of flat within existing building
Garage Flat , Newton
Received 12 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0353/P/92
Outline planning permission for a house
Site At Pardovan Works, Philpstoun
Received 12 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0314/FUL/94
Extension to house
5 Justinhaugh Drive, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7QP
Received 27 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0314/FUL/93
Extension to house and erection of a garage
33 Boghead Crescent, Bathgate
Received 18 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0314/FUL/92
Alter roof to house and erect external store
3 Newhouses Road, Broxburn
Received 30 Apr 1992
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Lothian, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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